WOYWW 208 The big 4 :-)

Happy Woyww

(designed by Nikki especially for the birthday bash)

Hi all, it's time yep for the mega birthday bash over at Julia's What's on Your Workdesk Wednesday.  I was hoping to be earlier but had to go into work as something came up then all afternoon I have had visitors :-).  It's been nice as, wait for it, I have FINISHED the end of year accounts hurray.  So time to enjoy especially as I'm taking a week off.  Anyway forget that it's all about WOYWW today.  I have already received 3 ATC's, I haven't shown them just in case others haven't got theirs etc but they are gorgeous.  I shall be sending mine out tomorrow when I know who I'm sending it to lol.  I have been woywwing for over two years and I have met some amazing people and made some awesome friends.  And Julia the queen of woyww, I'm not sure she realised that adding a 'show me yours' 4 years ago, would be as popular and amazing as it is, and I have to say a huge thanks to her JULIA YOUR AWESOME, every week without fail,  even when on holiday, she links all us crafters together, a huge commitment and that's why we all love her :-)

So my desk and my ATC's - just got to envelope them this evening, going to send tomorrow, I just have to get my * address when I link (I keep saying don't forget * I did last year and had to re link lol) and I'm waiting on one more who I asked to swap with.  I shall show them next week as I don't want to ruin it for the receivers. Oh and for fun, down below is my very first woyww picture taken on 12th January 2011 number woyww 84 :-)

As you can see sewing machine out so everything shoved

to corner :-)

Just received some new goodies from Paperartsy and

bits and bobs out from working on ATC's last night :-)

Wow doesn't things change lol, Oh it looked so clean and not so cluttered :-)

Happy Woyww everyone, hope you all have a fantastic crafty week, I shall start my visiting this evening, I'm so wanting to get around as many as possible with it being the big birthday bash lol
Hugs Kezzy xxx  (p.s just about to random org winner of my giveaway so pop back if you entered :-))

Yummy Yummy Craft Candy

This Candy post will stay on top for two weeks
please scroll down for new posts :-)
PLEASE NOTE - I have extended the giveaway for
another week to give others a chance to enter :-)
On the 29th May I shall post the winner :-)
Hi all, I have been meaning to do a giveaway since the end

of January when it was my two year blogiversary and

at last I have managed to sort some out lol.

I have been collecting on and off and have loads of new stamps

to giveaway,  so I have decided to have one big

giveaway and then little ones over the next few months.

This post will be up here for the next two weeks and

the winner will be posted on 29th May 2013 by random org.

If the winner lives abroad and the postage would cost a stupid

price (i.e UK to Australia) I will agree with the winner

an online shop over there and buy a voucher to the worth of £15.00(GBP)

To be eligible for the giveaway

You do not have to be a follower but it would be nice if you did :-)

You do not have to put on your blog but it would be nice if you did :-)

You do not have to leave a comment but it would be nice if you did :-)

All you have to do is add your blog to linky below :-)

All stamps are new and not used.  The one at the back is Crafty Individuals,

there is a Paperartsy one, and the wooden one is the Tim Holtz butterflies.

The canvas is sealed, but on the outside there are a couple of splashes

of sprayed dylusions, you can't really see them (and obviously is on the outside not on

the canvas lol) this happened while I piled some of the candy on the side

and I managed to spray completely across the room lol.

Good luck and a huge Thank you to everyone

who has followed me this last two years :-)

Happy Crafting

Hugs Kezzy 

xxxxx

Paperartsy Inspiration

Hi all, just popping on to show my entry for the Paperartsy Inspiration Challenge and this week the designer has been Carol Quance and she made two awesome projects.  I was completely inspired by her first project using beads.  Because of the end of year accounts due next week I have been working all the time at home and only had the evening for creating, so since Monday I have been doing the project lol and just finished it about an hour ago, to find we didn't have internet I could have cried.  So better be quick in case it goes again.

I used bora bora and blood orange in the background which

was cut from Paperartsy  chipboard.

I stamped Lynne Perrella LPC004 onto fabric with Archival jet black

then watered down fresco paints claret, beach hut, nougat, rose, old gold

to paint it in, the old gold I used with decoart pearlizing to give it a really

soft sheen with a slight vintage feel behind the head.   Then I went to town

with beads and the little trims took ages and ages and ages lol but

I love it :-)  Before I painted the background I used a mask

with grunge paste then at the end I embossed over the top, I should

be getting my treasure gold next week :-)

Right I better be off or I won't get it in on time.  Happy Bank Holiday Crafting :-) Hugs Kezzy xxx

WOYWW 207

Hi all, it's late Wednesday evening and of course today is the day we all share our desks over at Julia's blog for the amazing What's on your workdesk Wednesday.  I want to say a HUGE sorry to everyone, I haven't got around anyone's desk last week, I'm afraid the accounts are really sucking the life and time out of me.  My injections are due so struggling with pain during all of it, for some reason this year they are big lol, great for the business tiring for me lol.  I still have some ATC's if anyone else wants to swap, oh ok I lie, I have got the basis of them, but taking the day of over the weekend to finish them so they are all ready.  I shall be sending them off Wednesday with the accounts, all done and dusted a day early hopefully lol plus my candy has been extended so I shall be posting that as well!!! (candy here).

I am only getting around a couple of hours in the evening

to craft, but I seem to be bitting and bobbing :-)

Yep I took the photo while I was working this morning,

as you can see, I just shoved everything over for the file

I had to laugh lol (covered contents, best not show the world or I shall

be sacked eek need pennies for craft!!!)

As you can see I was trying to remake the idea I learned at the workshop

this weekend, it was bigger but I cut it up as I hated it.  Smaller size

looks better.  Think I shall put it away for another day :-)

The butterfly is foam cut from the Tim Holtz die bunny and butterfly,

I wanted to stamp with it lol.  I think I should have cleaned it

oops!!!

The floor is no better, all those beautiful stamps in bags

they so need to be filed.  I have a week off after the accounts so

I think I should try and make a dent into it lol.

The canvas to the right is the workshop I did last weekend with 

Lin Brown it was so fun but as you can see I need

to finish it off :-)

Right then I'm off to bed in a mo, I so need to sleep.  I will so try and get around over the week, but I really do appreciate all the comments, they certainly make my day :-)  Remember if you would like to swap email or leave a comment.  Hope you all have a fantastic crafty week.  Big hugs to everyone and thank you all for bearing with me.  One week and they are done done done done, I shall start singing that soon lol.
Hugs Kezzy xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Paperartsy - Finished at last!!!

Hi all, I can't believe that I haven't done this post earlier eek!!! over at That Craft Place Challenge Blog it's Makes for Men and I decided to finish what I started at Paperartsy Artsycrafts last year lol.  I think it's mainly because when I went I felt a bit wowed by the whole thing, 3 days of mixed media which I was really new at.  So this was the 3rd day project (shall be completing the rest over the next few weeks/months!!!) and it was all about metal, rust and grunge.  I thoroughly enjoyed finishing it off, the whole wire technique gave lots of scratches but finally it's up on the wall :-)

Lots of close ups lol as it would be extremely hard to remember everything.  If you would like to know any details just leave a comment and I shall go have a hunt lol.
I'm sorry I am not getting around to visit much, accounts are due to be sent a week on Thursday, all done, then I get a week off which I have a feeling I will need lol.  Mind you I am spending some time in the evening crafting as it helps me chill.
Lots of hugs
Kezzy xxxxx

Paperartsy - Love like you have never loved before

Hi all, yep back with my last project of this weeks Paperartsy Inspiration Challenge and this week the designer has been the amazing France Papillon.  She did a journal page in a small journal, I had bought a small one a few years ago and I haven't used it so this was the time and wow I love it.  Big pages scare me, but this well I can't wait to carry on lol.  I shall pop on in a bit with all the stamps etc but they are all Paperartsy and Fresco paint with some grunge paste thrown and the heart die :-)

Right I better be off and enter lol, back later with all the details, I need to clear up a weeks stamping, painting and grunging while trying to work out what I used lol, it's so bad I have stamps all over the floor as well :-)
Hope you all have a fantastic Sunday with lots of crafting.
Hugs Kezzy xxx

Paperartsy - My Voices

Hi all, got to be mega quick as I have two posts for the Paperartsy Challenge, I would have linked one up last night but I was knackered after a fantastic day with Lin Brown doing the Secret Garden canvas.  I shall show all when it's finished.  So this week over at the Paperartsy Blog the designer is France Papillon and wow she really has inspired me, I have been doing 3 projects together as I was so inspired lol.
I shall pop back later to add all the details of what I have used as they are all over my desk, all of it was Paperartsy apart from dylusion sprays used on this tag over honeydew fresco paint.
I have wanted to use this verse for awhile and I love it, I wanted him to look a bit mad in the head lol

Right I'm off, I shall be back later with details and back in a minute with the other post :-)
Hugs Kezzy xxxxx